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...late June 2007, on the day Gordon Brown took over as Britain's Prime Minister, Northern Rock was enjoying the summer. In a good first half of the year, it had lent a lucrative fifth of the U.K.'s new mortgages. Its stock traded around a healthy $17 mark. That glorious summer is over now. The harsh winter has put a very different shine on things...
...Alistair Darling. When Brown picked him as his successor as finance minister last June, Darling's closeness to Brown was his strength. Dependable, gaffe-free (and, like the Prime Minister, a Scot), Darling was a safe bet at the Treasury. Much less so now. Recent controversies over changes to Britain's capital gains tax, and plans to tax non-domiciled foreigners living in the U.K., have heaped criticism on Darling. And the strung-out - and fruitless - search for a buyer for Northern Rock hasn't helped his cause. Brought in to brief reporters at the Prime Minister's monthly press...
...election is certain to speed Thatcher's efforts to reshape the political, economic and social fabric of Britain according to her firmly conservative views. Indeed, the votes had barely been counted last week when she announced a shake-up of her Cabinet. Ousted from his post as Foreign Secretary was Francis Pym, who had differed with Thatcher on a number of issues. His replacement is Sir Geoffrey Howe, who as Thatcher's Chancellor of the Exchequer proved himself a trusted instrument of her economic policies. Howe's successor at Treasury is Nigel Lawson, formerly Secretary of Energy and another loyal...
...party's disastrous manifesto, planned to make a run, but his unexpected loss last week knocked him out of the race. Among the remaining moderates, the leading contenders are Roy Hattersley, Labor's spokesman for domestic affairs, and Peter Shore, shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer. Hattersley, who helped negotiate Britain's entry into the Common Market, surprised many by not breaking away to join the S.D.P. Nonetheless, he has made it clear he is at odds with Labor's manifesto; for example, he opposes unilateral disarmament and would keep Britain in the Common Market. The lean, eloquent Shore is somewhat...
...international peacekeepers. Serbia is also expected to withdraw ambassadors from any country that recognizes Kosovo, but will not completely severe diplomatic relations with any of them, according to diplomatic sources in Belgrade. The United States recognized the new state on Monday. The European Union is divided. France, Britain, Germany and Italy have all recognized Kosovo. But a number of countries may not, including Spain, Romania, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus and Slovakia...